Fresh food retailers respond to food safety

Fresh food retailers at some markets in southern Long An province have
responded positively to the call to ensure food safety and hygiene for
customers and themselves thanks to a World Bank-funded project.

The trader are now sitting on the areas installed exclusively for fresh
produce, like pork and fish, at Can Duoc, Can Giuoc, Moc Hoa, and Ben
Luc markets out of the 20 food markets across the provinces, according
to Lieu Trung Nguon, Vice Director of Long An Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development.

Long An is among the 12 provinces that
have benefited from the 79 million USD livestock competitiveness and
food safety project (Lifsap) funded by the World Bank and managed by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the period from 2010
to 2015.

The project’s purpose is to help reduce environmental
pollution and improve local community’s living conditions in addition to
enhancing the competitiveness of the country’s animal breeding
industry.

The funding of 5 million USD reserved for Long An was
tailored for the development of standard breeding areas, the upgrade of
13 slaughterhouses and 20 food markets along with the construction of
500 biogas tanks and provision of capital for 750 traders.-VNA